Shade bracket



NOV. 27, 1934. J. QBRIEN ET AL 1,982,532

SHADE BRACKET Filed April 14, 1934 /d 1/ lid-0%:m1 f06 4U @155. c5agm/eI/ gr Patented Nov. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES SHADE BRACKET David J.OBrien and Theodore F. Kottcr, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 14, 1934, Serial No. 720,600

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for mounting windowshades of the type adapted to permit free air circulation above theupper sash as well as below the lower sash without interference by thepresence of the. shade.

The sanitary value of such circulation is well known, and it has beenheretofore proposed to provide for such circulation by employing dewithsuch movement; but difliculty has been ex-' perienced in providingeffective connection of the brackets assuring avoidance of loosening oraccidental disconnection except where detachable bracket constructionshave included involved and expensive apparatus.

It is the essential object of the present inven+- tion to so simplifythe construction as to reducethe expense of its production to theminimum while at the same time affording an assuredrigid,

sturdy mounting during use, and at the same time enabling quick and easydisconnection of the brackets when and as desired.

With this and further objects in view as will in part hereinafterbecomeapparent and in part be stated, the invention includes brackets each ofwhich is formed with a key-hole slot adapted to receive the head portionof a fastener carried by a sash, whereby the bracket is adapted to bereadily applied to and removed from such fastener and to be rigidly heldby the fastener during use against loosening or accidental removal.

The invention in greater detail comprises such a bracket in which theslot is shaped and located to avoid loosening or accidental detachment;and in greater detail a preferred embodiment of the slot includes abayonet portion whereby movement of the bracket angularly to causerelative movement about an angle in the slot is necessary to effectivemounting or demounting.

The invention still further comprises certain other novel constructions,combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter specifiedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,- Figure 1 is a view of a window providedwith an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view inside elevation of one of the shade bracketsdetached.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the other shade bracket making a pairwith the bracket seen in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an edge view of the bracket seen in Figure 2. H

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on the plane indicated by line5-5 of Figure 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow, a part beingseen in elevation.

Figures 6, 7, and 8 are all views similar to Figure 5 of furthermodified forms of the footportion of the bracket.

Figure 9 is a side elevation similar to Figure 2 of a fragment of abracket having the foot set at an incline to the planes of the main bodyof the bracket. y' i Referring to the drawing'by numerals, 1 indicatesabracket body having a lateral outstanding foot 2. The outer or free endportion of the body 1 is provided with a slot 3 or with an ape"r ture 4according to which end of the roller is to be received bythe particularbracket. 'It is, of course, well understood that the slot 3 receives theflattened end of the windingshank of the usual shade roller, while theaperture e1 forms the bearing for the journal or shank of the other" endofthe roller. The slot 3 is preferably pro-- vided with an offset 5torestrain the winding shank from escape on a sudden winding up of theroller or other unintentional movement thereof. The inclination of theslot 3 also aids in preserving the shank against accidental release. Anofiset 6 is preferably formed in the length 90. of each bracket 1 toprovide space for the free accommodation of the sash cords of the lowersash while enabling the outer portion of the respective bracket to lieas snug to the window casing as may be desired. Of course, each brack-95 et 1 is preferably of a length sumcient to outstand beyond the windowframe, or at least to outstand far enough to allow the shade to playfreely up and down past the lower sash.

The foot 2 is provided preferably with two 100 slots, each adapted toreceive a fastener anchored to the upper portion of the upper sash, andwhile the slots are susceptible of a variation in contour they arepreferably constructed to avoid accidental detachment, and, to that end,each of the 5 slots is preferably in the form of a key-hole slot 7, andeach is also preferably provided with a bayonet slot terminal 8extending at an angle to the main body of the slot. The enlarged end 9of each slot making it a key-hole slot is of sufg ficient size toreadily pass over the head of the fastener 10 carried by the sash. Thefastener 10 may be any appropriate anchorage device, such as a tack,nail or screw sufficiently effective- 5-- ly connected to the sash toinsure against loosening or separation therefrom. The head of thefastener 10 outstands slightly from the sash to snugly accommodate thefoot 2 between the sash and the head. The two fasteners 10, where twoslots '7 are employed, are spaced to correspond exactly with the spacingof the slots, so that the bracket may be readily applied by merelymoving the foot into alinement with the heads of the fasteners relativeto the openings 9 pressing the foot across the said heads and thenmoving the foot laterally so that the heads move relatively into theslots '7, and this movement is continued until the foot comes to restwith the fasteners located in the bayonet portions 8 of the slot. Thus,the bracket is readily, easily, and quickly applied, and yet is firmlyseated so as to resist loosening and to resist accidental detachment.

Other forms of slots may be employed, such, for example, as seen inFigure 6, where the angular portion or bayonet part 8' is turneddownward instead of upward. Likewise, as seen in Figure 7, the bayonetportions of the slots may be omitted when the slots assume the form seenat 7' in Figure 7 with their enlarged ends downward. In Figure 8 simplekey-hole slots 11, 11, are shown in lieu of the slots 7, and these havethe advantage of simplicity of construction, application, and removal,but are not as effective in resisting accidental disconnection as arethe slots 7.

In operation, the brackets are applied as just above described, and thenthe shade roller is inserted in the usual manner and functions the sameas with ordinary brackets except for the movement of the shade roller upand down with the upper sash. Should it become desirable to move the twosashes past each other, as when the Windows are being washed, the rolleris removed a from the brackets and the brackets are then free to beshifted as required to release the engagement of the fasteners 10 fromthe slots; but it will be readily apparent that so long as the rollerremains in engagement with the brackets it prevents bodily movement ofthe brackets toward each other, and, therefore, prevents the movementnecessary to release the brackets from the fasteners 10. Accordingly,the mounting is rigid and dependable while readily demountable as andwhen required.

It should be understood, of course, that the fasteners 10 have theirheads spaced from the surface of the window-frame or stile sufficientlyto snugly accommodate the bracket foot between the head and saidsurface. A screw is preferred as the fastener 10, because a slight turncan be given to it when and if desired after the foot has been appliedto insure greater tightness and snugness of fit, and a similarfractional turn can be used to slightly loosen the engagement justbefore the foot is to be moved to bring the enlarged ends of the slotsinto register with the heads of the fasteners.

The bracket is preferably stiffened, as by fillets in the angle betweenthe body of the bracket and its foot, and such fillets may beeffectively provided by cross stamping the said angle, as at 12, 12.

What is claimed is:

1. A shade bracket comprising a body and a foot, the foot being formedwith a plurality of key-hole slots.

2. A shade bracket for use on a window sash comprising a body and a footextending laterally from the body in the direction to project toward theopposite side of the sash from the side at which it is located, and akey-hole slot in the foot with the enlarged end of the slot nearer thebody of the bracket and the reduced, elongated portion of the slotextending away from the bracket, whereby when the bracket is inengagement with a fastener extending through the elongated portion ofthe slot the bracket must be moved in a direction across the sash tobring the enlargement of the slot into register with the engagedfastener, and the slot having a portion extending at an angle to themain body portion of the slot.

3. A shade bracket comprising a body and a foot, the foot being formedwith a plurality of key-hole slots, and each slot having an end portionextending at an angle to the'main body of the slot.

DAVID J. OBRIEN. THEODORE F. KOTTER.

